Whaley is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Whaley postcode: NG20 9HU

Retail in Whaley

There are great places to visit near Whaley including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.

There are a number of ancient sites near Whaley including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Whaley like Arbor Low Henge.

There are a number of towns near Whaley including Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

Blue John Cavern is one of Whaley's best, nearby caves to visit in Whaley.

There are a number of old mines near to Whaley including Blue John Cavern.

There are a number of mountains near to Whaley including Kinder Scout.

The area around Whaley features a number of interesting hiking areas including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.

Lakes to visit near Whaley include Errwood Reservoir.

There are a several good hills in the Whaley area like Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

Whaley has some unmissable ruins nearby like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

Don't miss River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Whaley.

Waterfalls to visit near Whaley include Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

There are a number of historic buildings near Whaley including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

Places near Whaley feature a number of interesting cities including Derby.

Whaley is near some unmissable shopping centres like Derbion,

Whaley History

There are some historic monuments around Whaley:

• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Standing cross
• Skegby Manor House, immediately south east of Pond Cottage
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Lob Wells Shelter
• Formal and water gardens at Shireoaks Hall
• Markland Grips promontory fort
• Pleasley Colliery
• Netherthorpe moated site
• Thorpe Salvin Old Hall
• Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave
• Bowl barrow, 240m SSE of Woodend Farm
• Ash Tree Cave
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Beeston Lodge
• Cuckney motte and bailey castle
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Langwith Cave
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse